Nonita Karajevaite, 24, died after witnesses saw her fiance Tadas Zaleskas, 26, "forcibly push" her into fast-moving traffic on the A47

Revealed: A couple killed by a car after reports that the man pushed his partner into the busy dual-carriageway have been named by police

A couple killed by a car after the man pushed his partner into a busy dual-carriageway have been named by police.

Nonita Karajevaite, 24, died after witnesses saw her fiance, Tadas Zaleskas, 26, "forcibly push" her into fast-moving traffic on the A47 in Terrington St John, Norfolk.

The couple, originally from Lithuania, lived in the nearby village of Emneth.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Durham, of the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team, said Ms Karajevaite's death is bring treated as suspicious after several witnesses verified the account of her being pushed at about 2.15pm on Sunday.

He added that it was not clear how Mr Zaleskas came to be in the road, saying it was possible that he deliberately threw himself into the traffic, stumbled or was pulled by Ms Karajevaite.

Both were hit by a silver Kia travelling in the eastbound carriageway.

Officers are not looking for anybody else in connection with the deaths.

The couple had been walking along the verge of the A47 for about two hours and were not wearing any shoes.

At about 1.20pm they went into a farm shop called Worzels and asked staff to call police.

Neither seemed distressed and they did not explain what the problem was, Mr Durham said, so staff did not contact police.

Mr Zaleskas worked in a factory in March, Cambridgeshire, and Ms Karajevaite, a part-time beautician, was also employed as a factory worker in nearby Wisbech.

Their families have been informed and are currently being supported by police.

Witnesses should contact the Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigation Team on 101.